India orders curfew on Nagpur after violence over tomb of 17th-century Muslim ruler

Record ID: 1984455

  • Title: India orders curfew on Nagpur after violence over tomb of 17th-century Muslim ruler
  • Date: 18th March 2025
  • Summary: NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (MARCH 17, 2025) (ANI - No use India) (NIGHT SHOTS) SECURITY PERSONNEL GATHERED OBSERVING FIRE IN LOCALITY AFTER CLASH BETWEEN HINDU PROTESTERS AND MUSLIMS SECURITY PERSONNEL GATHERED AT CLASH SITE, FIRE IN LOCALITY, POLICE PERSONNEL FIRING IN AIR POLICE PERSONNEL DETAINING PROTESTER POLICE PERSONNEL HITTING PROTESTERS WITH BATON POLICE PERSONNEL
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  • Keywords: Hindu India Muslim Nagpur clash protesters
  • Location: NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
  • City: NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
  • Reuters ID: LVA001960718032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Authorities clamped indefinite curfew on parts of the Indian city of Nagpur after more than a dozen police officers were hurt in clashes sparked by a Hindu group's demand for the removal of the tomb of a 17th-century Mughal ruler, police said on Tuesday (March 18).
    Monday's (March 17) violence in the central Indian city damaged many vehicles and injured several people, among them at least 15 police personnel, one of whom was in serious condition, a police officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
    Police said in a statement that members of the Hindu group, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), burnt an effigy of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his tomb as they chanted slogans demanding its removal from the nearby city of Aurangabad. The police said the situation escalated after several members of Muslim groups marched near a police station and threw stones at them.
    Nagpur is the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party. The VHP belongs to the same family of organizations. Modi's critics have often accused him of discriminating against Muslims, and failing to act against those targeting them. He and his government have denied the accusations.
    (Production: Timothy Sim)
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